'''Scary''' was a small settlement that lay in the hilly region of caves and rock holes that formed the northern parts of the [[Eastfarthing]], which also gave its name to the surrounding stony hills.

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'''Scary''' was a small settlement that lay in the hilly region of caves and rock holes that formed the northern parts of the [[Eastfarthing]], which also gave its name to the surrounding stony hills.<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>

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From among the rocky lands around Scary much of the [[Shire]]'s stone was quarried.

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From among the rocky lands around Scary much of [[the Shire]]'s stone was quarried.

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During the [[War of the Ring]], the Scary quarries were used by [[Sharkey's Men]] to store their loot, and after Sharkey was defeated, much of this was recovered by the [[Shire-hobbits]].

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During the [[War of the Ring]], the Scary quarries were used by [[Sharkey's Men]] to store their loot, and after Sharkey was defeated, much of this was recovered by the [[Shire-hobbits]].<ref>{{RK|VI9}}</ref>

==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] notes that the name was meaningless in [[Hobbitish]] of the [[War of the Ring]]. However he notes that since it was in a rocky region and of a stone-quarry, it may be supposed to contain English dialectal ''scar'', "rocky cliff".<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 775</ref>

[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] notes that the name was meaningless in [[Hobbitish]] of the [[War of the Ring]]. However he notes that since it was in a rocky region and of a stone-quarry, it may be supposed to contain English dialectal ''scar'', "rocky cliff".<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 775</ref>

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Revision as of 17:48, 13 June 2012

Scary was a small settlement that lay in the hilly region of caves and rock holes that formed the northern parts of the Eastfarthing, which also gave its name to the surrounding stony hills.[1]

From among the rocky lands around Scary much of the Shire's stone was quarried.

Etymology

Tolkien notes that the name was meaningless in Hobbitish of the War of the Ring. However he notes that since it was in a rocky region and of a stone-quarry, it may be supposed to contain English dialectal scar, "rocky cliff".[3]